Re: Does PostgreSQL support job? - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Markus Schaber
Subject Re: Does PostgreSQL support job?
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Msg-id 43E2278E.7060108@logix-tt.com
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In response to Re: Does PostgreSQL support job?  (Achilleus Mantzios <achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com>)
Responses Re: Does PostgreSQL support job?  (Achilleus Mantzios <achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com>)
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H, Achilleus,

Achilleus Mantzios wrote:

>>PLPGSQL is turing complete, plain SQL is not.
> Hmmmm is SQL equally powerful as a pushdown automaton then???

SQL is _not_ a programming language, it is a query language. It is not
meant to be turing complete.

Just as e. G. HTML, CSS or RFC2822 are structural or layout languages,
but not programming languages.

> Just kidding!

Now, you're kidding. :-)

HTH,
Markus
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